Man faces possible life sentence for attempted premeditated murder

Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 01:25 PM.

An Alabama man faces a possible life sentence after he was found guilty of the attempted premeditated murder of his ex-wife in September 2010.

Michael L. Crump, 55, was convicted Dec. 21 of attempted premeditated murder with a weapon, burglary of a dwelling with a firearm and shooting into a building. He also pleaded no contestto violation of an injunction and possession of a firearm when subject to an injunction.

Crump faces a minimum of 20 years in prison, according to the state attorney‘s office.

Crump, of Jasper, Ala., was arrested in July 2010 after he went to his ex-wife’s home near Niceville and repeatedly struck and kicked her.

Crump told her after the assault that if she called law enforcement he would kill her.

He was arrested in August after an arrest warrant was issued, and he post bond.

On Sept. 20, 2010, Crump entered his ex-wife’s backyard carrying a shotgun. The woman told officials she saw the gun aimed at her and ran to an upstairs room, where she was able to escape through a window and get to a neighbor’s home.

Crump fired at the woman at least three times and reloaded the gun before going upstairs in the woman’s home. When he was not able to find her he left the scene and fled from Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies.

Crump ditched his shotgun, but deputies found it later in Choctawhatchee Bay. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement positively identified it as the gun that was fired into the woman’s home.

Circuit Judge John T. Brown is scheduled to sentence Crump on Feb. 12.

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An Alabama man faces a possible life sentence after he was found guilty of the attempted premeditated murder of his ex-wife in September 2010.

Michael L. Crump, 55, was convicted Dec. 21 of attempted premeditated murder with a weapon, burglary of a dwelling with a firearm and shooting into a building. He also pleaded no contestto violation of an injunction and possession of a firearm when subject to an injunction.

Crump faces a minimum of 20 years in prison, according to the state attorney‘s office.

Crump, of Jasper, Ala., was arrested in July 2010 after he went to his ex-wife’s home near Niceville and repeatedly struck and kicked her.

Crump told her after the assault that if she called law enforcement he would kill her.

He was arrested in August after an arrest warrant was issued, and he post bond.

On Sept. 20, 2010, Crump entered his ex-wife’s backyard carrying a shotgun. The woman told officials she saw the gun aimed at her and ran to an upstairs room, where she was able to escape through a window and get to a neighbor’s home.

Crump fired at the woman at least three times and reloaded the gun before going upstairs in the woman’s home. When he was not able to find her he left the scene and fled from Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies.

Crump ditched his shotgun, but deputies found it later in Choctawhatchee Bay. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement positively identified it as the gun that was fired into the woman’s home.

Circuit Judge John T. Brown is scheduled to sentence Crump on Feb. 12.